At least two decades into the ‘curatorial turn’, and after successive declarations about the ‘post-curatorial’, the ‘para-curatorial’ and the curator’s mutation into artist (or vice versa), the field we share as curators, researchers, activists and artists of different generations and different experiences continues to transform. While decolonial initiatives, eco-critical awareness and social justice claims may be foregrounded as never before, these sit alongside public sector cuts, unprecedented professional precarity and exhausting ‘culture wars’.
This conference, which took place in November 2024, provided an opportunity to share experiences, reflect and connect in a convivial atmosphere.
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At least two decades into the ‘curatorial turn’, and after successive declarations about the ‘post-curatorial’, the ‘para-curatorial’ and the curator’s mutation into artist (or vice versa), the field we share as curators, researchers, activists and artists of different generations and different experiences continues to transform. While decolonial initiatives, eco-critical awareness and social justice claims may be foregrounded as never before, these sit alongside public sector cuts, unprecedented professional precarity and exhausting ‘culture wars’.
This conference, which took place in November 2024, provided an opportunity to share experiences, reflect and connect in a convivial atmosphere.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This concluding plenary roundtable brought together individuals at different stages of their careers to reflect on some of the wider issues around curatorial practice over the last years. Thinking specifically about curating in the wake of the momentous events of 2020-21 and in the context of the present political climate, the panel considered the possibilities for the future of the field.
Chair: Sarah Victoria Turner (Paul Mellon Centre)
Panellists: Leanne Green (Tate Liverpool), Jazz Swali & Marta Marsicka (Backlit Gallery) and Melanie Pocock (Ikon Gallery)
00:00Plenary Roundtable
58:47Closing words from Martin Myrone (BAN Convenor)
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